KJ AWD exhaust compared to FWD exhaust

[DeanoTS]

Last year I purchased a complete centre section(between rear of cat and in front of rear muffler) second hand as my original was showing evidence of rust holes(both visually and by sound).

I had made sure that the replacement muffler that I had purchased a few years earlier was "bolt on".

But, this time I got the local exhaust shop to fit the replacement centre section as I can't get the car high enough up off the ground for me to easily reach under there.

It all remains "bolt on".

They charged about $60 from memory, and married up nicely to what was already there.

Hi leadfoost6, I just took this pic today of my exhaust system, I'm not even sure if this is a cat or just a resonator, maybe the cat has been removed which would be illegal I'm sure, maybe you can shed some light on what you can make out in the pic, cheers Dean

https://imgur.com/4d2aN3R

[leadfoot6]

Unless the car has other modifications suggesting "racing car", I would not worry too much that the cat has been removed.

From what I have been told, or read here at AMC, removing the cat, or installing a "high flow" cat makes very little performance improvement to a Magna, especially when the rest of the engine is "stock"(or close to it).

To me, it just looks like an aftermarket cat(it could be "standard" flow, or it could be "high flow") that has been welded in place.

I do see the small muffler before the differential, as compared to mine, which has two resonators but no muffler before the diff.

[DeanoTS]

Unless the car has other modifications suggesting "racing car", I would not worry too much that the cat has been removed.

From what I have been told, or read here at AMC, removing the cat, or installing a "high flow" cat makes very little performance improvement to a Magna, especially when the rest of the engine is "stock"(or close to it).

To me, it just looks like an aftermarket cat(it could be "standard" flow, or it could be "high flow") that has been welded in place.

I was worried removing the cat would violate emission regulations, LOL its no race car but does go well, I have only had it 3 weeks, cheers thanks for your reply :-)

[DeanoTS]

Unless the car has other modifications suggesting "racing car", I would not worry too much that the cat has been removed.

From what I have been told, or read here at AMC, removing the cat, or installing a "high flow" cat makes very little performance improvement to a Magna, especially when the rest of the engine is "stock"(or close to it).

To me, it just looks like an aftermarket cat(it could be "standard" flow, or it could be "high flow") that has been welded in place.

I do see the small muffler before the differential, as compared to mine, which has two resonators but no muffler before the diff.

Sorry I forgot to mention it also has the single outlet on the rear muffler, guess it must be the VRX/GTVi muffler, like you have fitted to your car, but as the rest of the exhaust this too is welded and not bolted.